The Mechanics of World Building
The Mechanics of World Building
WRITING X 413.18
Learn the essentials of world building, a skill central to the growth and development of historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary stories.
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What you can learn.
What you can learn.
Learn to create an immersive reader experience by building memorable worlds in your stories
Understand how to leverage research to help you develop the environments your characters live in and explore
Complete short prompt-based exercises that help you incorporate leverage into creative work
Illuminate the first 30-40 pages of the fictional world with ideas toward strengthening its impact on readers
About This Course
Whether your narrative is a work of historical fiction, fantasy or contemporary life, world building is essential to the growth and development of the fictional narrative or creative work-in-progress. In this course, we will learn the essentials of world building, how to create an immersive reader experience and use and mine research for your creative work. Students will deepen their understanding of the various elements of world building and build foundational research skills. We will also learn to integrate research seamlessly into the narrative by working through a series of short prompt-based exercises. Each of the above exercises will illuminate the first 30-40 pages of the fictional world and offer several ideas towards strengthening the fictional creative work-in-progress.